Cal. Ct. App. 4th Dist. Div. 2 · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 1991
Related by Seller Proceeds + Payoff Demands · Seller ProceedsCourt record Court of Appeal opinion
Zang v. Northwestern Title — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal, First District · Civ. No. 48838
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsClassic escrow-holder negligence case on reconveyance timing, oral instructions, and competing lender recordings.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Classic escrow-holder negligence case on reconveyance timing, oral instructions, and competing lender recordings.
Limit before takeaway
Published Court of Appeal opinion only.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist.
- Case number
- Civ. No. 48838
- Filed
- January 1, 1982
- Source record
- Court opinion
- Procedural posture
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Money movement stage
- Payoff stage
- Record gap
- Amount gap
- Strongest reviewed source
- Published opinion
- Allegation / finding status
- Court ruling
- Disposition
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Last posture checked
- 2026-05-31
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-31
What happened
Court held an escrow holder that cleared title and closed an escrow without following the lender's instructions could be liable for negligence when it recorded a reconveyance and facilitated a competing loan.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Classic escrow-holder negligence case on reconveyance timing, oral instructions, and competing lender recordings.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Classic escrow-holder negligence case on reconveyance timing, oral instructions, and competing lender recordings.
Documents to inspect
- Seller instructions
- Authorization request
- Callback log
- Wire confirmation
- Closing statement
- Escrow instructions
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What the file needed to show
Current reviewed metadata frames the file issue this way:
Classic escrow-holder negligence case on reconveyance timing, oral instructions, and competing lender recordings.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1982
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
Seller Proceeds·Payoff Demands
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